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WorksheetsPlate Boundaries Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
At which type of plate boundary do tectonic plates collide?
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
Convergent boundary
Rift valley
Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other horizontally?
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
Subduction zone
The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of which type of plate boundary?
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
Subduction zone
What happens to the oceanic crust at a convergent boundary where it meets continental crust?
It rises to form new land
It is subducted beneath the continental crust
It remains unchanged
It forms a transform fault
What is a common result of oceanic-continental convergent boundaries?
Formation of mid-ocean ridges
Creation of rift valleys
Formation of volcanic mountain ranges
Development of transform faults
Which of the following is a feature commonly found at transform boundaries?
Deep ocean trenches
Earthquakes
Volcanic islands
Fold mountains
What type of plate boundary is characterized by two tectonic plates moving away from each other?
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
Subduction zone
What is the primary force driving the movement of tectonic plates at divergent boundaries?
Gravitational pull
Mantle convection currents
Earth's rotation
Solar radiation
Which of the following is NOT typically associated with divergent boundaries?
Earthquakes
Volcanic activity
Mountain formation
Sea-floor spreading
Which geological feature is commonly formed at divergent boundaries?
Mountain ranges
Oceanic trenches
Mid-ocean ridges
Volcanic arcs
What is a driving force behind the movement of the plates?
Click on the likely location of a divergent boundary!
Locate the divergent boundary.
The process where oceanic crust slides under another plate and is melted is called (a) . The oceanic crust is (b) so it will go under the continental plate.
seafloor spreading
continental drift
recycling
Match the type of boundary with the events
Convergent
Destroys crust
Divergent
Creates crust
Transform
No crust is created or destroyed
